About Match
Both sides bring 6 points into this one — Kheybar Khorramabad 13th, Esteghlal Khuzestan 15th. Recent form flatters Esteghlal Khuzestan's table spot — 10th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 15th. Per game in the league, Kheybar Khorramabad score 1.33 and conceding 1.33, Esteghlal Khuzestan 0.57 and 1.29, against a competition average of 0.87 goals per team per game. A win here leaves Kheybar Khorramabad on 9 points and up to 7th, other results permitting.
Across 6 recorded meetings, Kheybar Khorramabad have 3 wins to Esteghlal Khuzestan's 0, with 3 draws, at 1.17 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 33% of meetings won. These meetings skew tight — only 17% saw more than two goals.
Takhti Stadium in Khorramabad stages the fixture, a ground that holds 8,900.